CN114183829A - Air outlet assembly, air conditioner and air supply method applied to air outlet assembly - Google Patents

Air outlet assembly, air conditioner and air supply method applied to air outlet assembly Download PDF

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CN114183829A
CN114183829A CN202111234934.8A CN202111234934A CN114183829A CN 114183829 A CN114183829 A CN 114183829A CN 202111234934 A CN202111234934 A CN 202111234934A CN 114183829 A CN114183829 A CN 114183829A
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丘晓宏
张利
夏光辉
林金煌
罗文君
高玉平
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Abstract

The invention provides an air outlet assembly, an air conditioner and an air supply method applied to the air outlet assembly, wherein the air outlet assembly is suitable for the air conditioner and comprises the following components: the air outlet frame comprises at least one air outlet channel, and the air outlet channel comprises at least one channel air inlet communicated with a fan air outlet of an air channel assembly of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets communicated with the external environment; the air outlet structure is movably arranged in the air outlet channel, so that the air flow of the air outlet channel is controlled to selectively flow to the at least one channel air outlet through the movement of the air outlet structure; the detection component is arranged on one side of the air outlet frame close to the external environment and used for detecting the position of a user of the air conditioner, and controlling the movement of the flow guide structure according to a detection result so as to adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner. The air outlet assembly solves the problems that an air supply mode of an air conditioner in the prior art is single and an air supply angle is small.

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Air outlet assembly, air conditioner and air supply method applied to air outlet assembly
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air outlet assembly, an air conditioner and an air supply method applied to the air conditioner.
Background
At present, the products of the existing left and right distributed air supply air conditioners on the market have the following two types:
the first type is that a single air duct, a single fan blade and a single fan are carried in the air conditioner, the air supply mode is single, and the air supply angle is small;
the second type is that the inside double air ducts, two fan blades and double fan of carrying on of air conditioner, its cost of survival is higher and production efficiency is lower.
Both of these products have significant disadvantages in achieving wind protection.
Specifically, in order to enable the air conditioner to achieve the purpose of avoiding people from wind, the second air conditioner can control the air outlet of the single air port, however, the air outlet mode only uses one of the double fans, so that the effective use area of the evaporator is only half or less than half of the original use area, the cooling or heating effect of the air conditioner is poor, the comfort is not satisfactory, and the use feeling of a user is poor.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide an air outlet assembly, an air conditioner and an air supply method applied to the air outlet assembly and the air conditioner, and aims to solve the problems that an air supply mode of the air conditioner in the prior art is single and an air supply angle is small.
In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air outlet assembly adapted to an air conditioner, the air outlet assembly comprising: the air outlet frame comprises at least one air outlet channel, and the air outlet channel comprises at least one channel air inlet communicated with a fan air outlet of an air channel assembly of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets communicated with the external environment; the air outlet structure is movably arranged in the air outlet channel, so that the air flow of the air outlet channel is controlled to selectively flow to the at least one channel air outlet through the movement of the air outlet structure; the detection component is arranged on one side of the air outlet frame close to the external environment and used for detecting the position of a user of the air conditioner, and controlling the movement of the flow guide structure according to a detection result so as to adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner.
Further, the detection part is an infrared sensing device or a radar sensing device.
Furthermore, the first side of the flow guide structure is located between two adjacent channel air outlets, and the second side of the flow guide structure extends towards the channel air inlet so as to block a flow path between the channel air inlet and at least one channel air outlet by adjusting the position of the flow guide structure.
Further, the air-out subassembly still includes: the flow dividing structure is arranged in the air outlet channel and positioned between the air outlets of the two adjacent channels so as to divide the airflow in the air outlet channel to the air outlets of the two channels; wherein, the water conservancy diversion structure sets up the one side that is close to the air inlet side of air-out passageway at the reposition of redundant personnel structure.
Furthermore, the water conservancy diversion structure is movably connected with the air outlet frame, the first side of the water conservancy diversion structure is close to the shunting structure, and the second side of the water conservancy diversion structure is used for contacting or separating with two channel wall surfaces of the air outlet channel, which are respectively positioned at two ends of the air flow direction of the water conservancy diversion structure.
Further, the first side of water conservancy diversion structure is towards the convex curved surface of reposition of redundant personnel structure, and the one side that the reposition of redundant personnel structure is close to the water conservancy diversion structure also is for keeping away from the direction of water conservancy diversion structure sunken in order to be used for with the first side matched with curved surface of water conservancy diversion structure.
Further, the water conservancy diversion structure rotationally sets up, and along the direction of keeping away from the axis of rotation of water conservancy diversion structure, the width of the cross section of water conservancy diversion structure reduces gradually.
Furthermore, one side of each channel air outlet, which is close to the external environment, is provided with an air deflector assembly, and the air deflector assembly is installed on the air outlet frame and used for opening and closing the corresponding channel air outlet and changing the air outlet angle of the corresponding channel air outlet.
Further, the at least two channel air outlets comprise a first channel air outlet and a second channel air outlet; one side of the first channel air outlet, which is close to the external environment, is provided with a first air guide plate assembly, and one side of the second channel air outlet, which is close to the external environment, is provided with a second air guide plate assembly.
Furthermore, the flow guide structure is provided with a first position and a second position, the first position is used for blocking a flow path between the channel air inlet and the first channel air outlet, and the second position is used for blocking a flow path between the channel air inlet and the second channel air outlet; when the flow guide structure moves to the first position, the first air guide plate assembly is closed, and the second air guide plate assembly is opened, the air outlet of the first channel is closed, and the air outlet of the second channel is opened, so that the air flow from the air inlet of the channel is blown out from the air outlet of the second channel; when the flow guide structure moves to the second position, the first air guide plate assembly is opened, and the second air guide plate assembly is closed, the first channel air outlet is opened, and the second channel air outlet is closed, so that the airflow from the channel air inlet is blown out from the first channel air outlet.
Furthermore, the flow guide structure is provided with a middle position for communicating the channel air inlet with the flow path between the first channel air outlet and the second channel air outlet, and when the flow guide structure moves to the middle position and the first air guide plate assembly and the second air guide plate assembly are both opened, the flow guide structure divides the air flow flowing in from the channel air inlet so as to enable the air flow to flow out from the first channel air outlet and the second channel air outlet respectively.
Further, the air-out subassembly includes: and the flow guide driving mechanism is in driving connection with the flow guide structure so as to drive the flow guide structure to move.
Further, the air-out subassembly includes: the first air guide driving mechanism is in driving connection with the first air guide plate assembly so as to drive the first air guide plate assembly to move; and the second air guide driving mechanism is in driving connection with the second air guide plate assembly so as to drive the second air guide plate assembly to move.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner is provided, which includes an air outlet assembly, an air duct assembly, an evaporator assembly and an air inlet assembly, wherein the air outlet assembly is the above air outlet assembly.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air supply method, which is applied to the above-mentioned air conditioner, the air supply method comprising: and detecting the position of the user to control the movement of the flow guide structure in the air outlet channel of the air outlet assembly according to the detection result so as to adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner.
Further, the air supply method comprises a wind-following mode and a wind-avoiding mode, and before the position of the user is detected, the air supply method further comprises the following steps: starting the air conditioner; and selecting a wind-following mode or a wind-avoiding mode.
Furthermore, an induction air supply area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area and a second area; when the wind-by-person mode is selected, the air supply method further includes: when the position of the user is detected to be located in the first area, the flow guide structure is controlled to rotate to block a channel between the channel air inlet and the second channel air outlet, the first air guide plate assembly is controlled to open the first channel air outlet, the second air guide plate assembly is controlled to close the second channel air outlet, and the first air guide plate assembly is controlled to move towards the position close to the position of the user; when the position where the user is located is detected to be located in the second area, the flow guide structure is controlled to rotate to block a channel between the channel air inlet and the first channel air outlet, the first air guide plate assembly is controlled to close the first channel air outlet, the second air guide plate assembly is controlled to open the second channel air outlet, and the second air guide plate assembly is controlled to move towards the position where the user is located.
Further, the induction air supply area of the air conditioner further comprises a middle area between the first area and the second area, and the air supply method further comprises the following steps: when the position of the user is detected to be in the middle area and move, the flow guide structure is controlled to rotate to open the channels between the channel air inlet and the first channel air outlet and between the channel air outlet and the second channel air outlet; and controlling the first air guide plate assembly to open the first channel air outlet, controlling the second air guide plate assembly to open the second channel air outlet, and controlling the first air guide plate assembly and the second air guide plate assembly to move towards the position close to the user.
Further, the induction air supply area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area and a second area, and when the air avoiding mode is selected, the air supply method further comprises the following steps: when the position of the user is detected to be located in the first area, the flow guide structure is controlled to rotate to block a channel between the channel air inlet and the first channel air outlet, the first air guide plate assembly is controlled to close the first channel air outlet, the second air guide plate assembly is controlled to open the second channel air outlet, and the second air guide plate assembly is controlled to move towards the position far away from the position of the user; when the position where the user is located is detected to be located in the second area, the flow guide structure is controlled to rotate to block a channel between the channel air inlet and the second channel air outlet, the first air guide plate assembly is controlled to open the first channel air outlet, the second air guide plate assembly is controlled to close the second channel air outlet, and the first air guide plate assembly is controlled to move towards the position where the user is located.
Further, the induction air supply area of the air conditioner further comprises a middle area between the first area and the second area, and the air supply method further comprises the following steps: when the position of the user is detected to be in the middle area and move, the flow guide structure is controlled to rotate to open the channels between the channel air inlet and the first channel air outlet and between the channel air outlet and the second channel air outlet; and controlling the first air guide plate assembly to open the first channel air outlet, controlling the second air guide plate assembly to open the second channel air outlet, and controlling the first air guide plate assembly and the second air guide plate assembly to rotate towards the position far away from the user.
By applying the technical scheme of the invention, the air outlet assembly is suitable for an air conditioner and comprises the following components: air-out frame, air-out frame includes: the air outlet channel comprises at least one channel air inlet which is used for being communicated with an air outlet of a fan of an air duct assembly of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets which are used for being communicated with the external environment; the air outlet channel is movably arranged in the air outlet channel, so that the air flow of the air outlet channel is controlled to selectively flow to the at least one channel air outlet through the movement of the air guide structure; the detection component is arranged on one side, close to the external environment, of the air outlet frame and used for detecting the position of a user of the air conditioner, the movement of the flow guide structure is controlled according to a detection result, single-air-outlet air outlet or multi-air-outlet air outlet is achieved, the air supply direction of the air conditioner is adjusted, and the functions of 'air following people' and 'air avoiding people' of the air conditioner are achieved. Like this, make the air conditioner adopt single fan can realize diversified air supply, the switch of air outlet does not influence the utilization ratio of the evaporimeter of air conditioner, the problem that the effective usable floor area of evaporimeter is less when having two fans among the prior art air conditioner because of single wind gap air-out leads to the refrigeration or the effect of heating is not good is solved, and the problem that the air supply mode of cabinet-type air conditioner among the prior art is comparatively single and air supply angle is less has been solved, the energy utilization of air conditioner has been improved, the efficiency of air conditioner has been improved, the travelling comfort of air conditioner has been improved, and the steam generator is simple in structure, easy dismouting, the production efficiency of air conditioner has been improved, the manufacturing cost of air conditioner has been reduced.
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fig. 1 shows an exploded view of a first embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating an air outlet assembly of the air conditioner shown in fig. 1;
FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of the air outlet assembly shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 illustrates a rear view of the air outlet assembly shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 illustrates a half-sectional view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 with the flow directing structure in an intermediate position;
FIG. 6 illustrates a half-sectional view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 with the flow directing structure in a second position;
FIG. 7 illustrates a half-sectional view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 with the flow directing structure in a first position;
FIG. 8 shows a partial enlarged view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 5 at A;
FIG. 9 is a partial view showing a half sectional view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 when the sealing structure adopts the second embodiment;
FIG. 10 is a partial view of a half-sectional view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 when a third embodiment of a sealing structure is adopted;
fig. 11 is a view showing a structural arrangement of the air conditioner shown in fig. 1 when the upper and lower wind sweeping assemblies adopt the second embodiment;
fig. 12 is a view showing a structural arrangement of the air conditioner shown in fig. 1 when the third embodiment is adopted in the upper and lower wind sweeping assemblies;
FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing a wind-by-person mode of the first embodiment of the air supply method of the present invention;
fig. 14 is a flowchart showing a wind avoiding pattern of the first embodiment of the air blowing method of the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing a wind-by-person mode of the second embodiment of the air supply method of the present invention; and
fig. 16 is a flowchart showing a wind avoiding mode of the second embodiment of the air blowing method of the present invention.
Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:
100. an air outlet assembly; 200. an air duct assembly; 300. an evaporator assembly; 400. an air intake assembly;
10. an air outlet frame; 11. an air outlet channel; 110. a flow splitting structure; 111. mounting grooves; 12. a channel air inlet; 13. a channel air outlet; 131. a first channel air outlet; 132. a second channel air outlet;
20. a flow guide structure;
30. a first seal structure; 31. a seal member; 310. a fixing member; 3101. a first tank body; 3102. a second tank body; 311. an installation part; 312. a contact portion; 32. a groove; 33. a protrusion;
40. an air deflection assembly; 401. a first air deflection assembly; 402. a second air deflection assembly; 41. a first air deflector; 42. a second air deflector;
50. an up-down wind sweeping mechanism; 60. a diversion drive mechanism; 70. a wind guide driving mechanism; 80. a second seal structure; 90. and a detection component.
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It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
As shown in fig. 1 to 12, the present invention provides an air outlet assembly suitable for an air conditioner, the air outlet assembly includes: the air-out frame 10, the air-out frame 10 includes at least one air-out channel 11, the air-out channel 11 includes at least one channel air inlet 12 used for communicating with the blower air outlet of the air duct assembly 200 of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets 13 used for communicating with the external environment; at least one flow guiding structure 20 movably disposed in the air outlet channel 11 to control the airflow of the air outlet channel 11 to selectively flow to the at least one channel air outlet 13 by the movement of the flow guiding structure 20; and the detection component 90 is arranged on one side of the air outlet frame 10 close to the external environment and used for detecting the position of a user of the air conditioner, so as to control the movement of the flow guide structure 20 according to the detection result and adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner.
The air outlet assembly of the invention is suitable for the air conditioner, the air outlet assembly includes: air-out frame 10, air-out frame 10 includes: the air outlet channel 11 comprises at least one channel air inlet 12 used for being communicated with an air outlet of a fan of the air duct assembly 200 of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets 13 used for being communicated with the external environment; at least one flow guiding structure 20 movably disposed in the air outlet channel 11 to control the airflow of the air outlet channel 11 to selectively flow to the at least one channel air outlet 13 by the movement of the flow guiding structure 20; the detection component 90 is arranged on one side of the air outlet frame 10 close to the external environment and used for detecting the position of a user of the air conditioner, controlling the movement of the flow guide structure 20 according to a detection result, and realizing air outlet at a single air port or air outlet at multiple air ports to adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner, thereby realizing the functions of 'air following people' and 'air avoiding people' of the air conditioner. Like this, make the air conditioner adopt single fan can realize diversified air supply, the switch of air outlet does not influence the utilization ratio of the evaporimeter of air conditioner, the problem that the effective usable floor area of evaporimeter is less when having two fans among the prior art air conditioner because of single wind gap air-out leads to the refrigeration or the effect of heating is not good is solved, and the problem that the air supply mode of cabinet-type air conditioner among the prior art is comparatively single and air supply angle is less has been solved, the energy utilization of air conditioner has been improved, the efficiency of air conditioner has been improved, the travelling comfort of air conditioner has been improved, and the steam generator is simple in structure, easy dismouting, the production efficiency of air conditioner has been improved, the manufacturing cost of air conditioner has been reduced.
Optionally, the detection component 90 is an infrared sensing device or a radar sensing device or other sensing devices.
Preferably, the flow guiding surface of the flow guiding structure 20 for contacting with the airflow is a curved surface, so as to provide a better flow guiding effect for the airflow flowing through the flow guiding structure 20.
As shown in fig. 5 to 12, a first side of the flow guiding structure 20 is located between two adjacent channel outlet openings 13, and a second side of the flow guiding structure 20 extends toward the channel inlet opening 12, so as to block a flow path between the channel inlet opening 12 and at least one channel outlet opening 13 by adjusting a position of the flow guiding structure 20.
Specifically, the air-out subassembly still includes: the flow dividing structure 110 is arranged in the air outlet channel 11 and located between two adjacent channel air outlets 13, so as to divide the air flow in the air outlet channel 11 to the two channel air outlets 13; the diversion structure 20 is disposed on a side of the diversion structure 110 close to the air inlet side of the air outlet channel 11.
Wherein the width of the cross section of the flow dividing structure 110 gradually decreases in a direction approaching the flow guiding structure 20. The cross section of the flow dividing structure 110 herein refers to a section of the flow dividing structure 110 cut by a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the flow guiding structure 20, the section is a triangle-like section, and the width of the cross section of the flow dividing structure 110 is a dimension of the section along a direction perpendicular to a connecting line between the air inlet side and the air outlet side in the air outlet channel 11.
The air guiding structure 20 of the present invention is movably connected to the air outlet frame 10, a first side of the air guiding structure 20 is disposed near the flow dividing structure 110, and a second side of the air guiding structure 20 is used for contacting or separating with two channel wall surfaces of the air outlet channel 11 respectively located at two ends of the air guiding structure 20 in the moving direction.
Preferably, the first side of the flow guiding structure 20 is a curved surface protruding toward the flow dividing structure 110, and the side of the flow dividing structure 110 close to the flow guiding structure 20 is also a curved surface recessed toward a direction away from the flow guiding structure 20 for matching with the first side of the flow guiding structure 20.
The air guide structure 20 of the present invention is rotatably disposed, and the width of the cross section of the air guide structure 20 is gradually reduced in a direction away from the rotation axis of the air guide structure 20.
Specifically, the flow guide structure 20 is rotatably disposed about a predetermined axis, and the cross section of the flow guide structure 20 is a section of the flow guide structure 20 taken by a plane perpendicular to the predetermined axis as shown in fig. 5 to 12.
As shown in fig. 3 and fig. 5 to 12, an air guiding plate assembly 40 is disposed at one side of each of the channel air outlets 13 close to the external environment, and the air guiding plate assembly 40 is mounted on the air outlet frame 10 for opening and closing the channel air outlets 13 and realizing left and right air sweeping to control the air outlet angle and the air outlet distance. The air outlet assembly further includes an air guiding driving mechanism 70 in driving connection with the air guiding plate assembly 40, so as to drive the air guiding plate assembly 40 to move.
Like this, through combining wind-guiding part and sweep the air-out mode that the multiple difference of wind board subassembly 40 realized the air conditioner jointly, guaranteed the refrigeration or the heating performance of air conditioner, improved the energy utilization of air conditioner and rateed, satisfy user's travelling comfort requirement, improved user's use and experienced, solved the problem that the wind range of sweeping the wind board of the air conditioner among the prior art is not big enough and the air-out distance is not far enough.
The at least two channel outlets 13 of the present invention comprise a first channel outlet 131 and a second channel outlet 132; a first air deflector assembly 401 is disposed on one side of the first channel air outlet 131 close to the external environment, and a second air deflector assembly 402 is disposed on one side of the second channel air outlet 132 close to the external environment.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the air guide driving mechanism 70 of the air outlet assembly of the present invention includes: the first air guide driving mechanism is in driving connection with the first air guide plate assembly 401 to drive the first air guide plate assembly 401 to move; and the second air guide driving mechanism is in driving connection with the second air guide plate assembly 402 to drive the second air guide plate assembly 402 to move.
Specifically, the first air guiding driving mechanism and the second air guiding driving mechanism comprise a motor, a crankshaft and a connecting rod which are sequentially driven, and the motor is connected with the corresponding air guiding plate assembly 40 through the crankshaft and the connecting rod so as to drive the air guiding plate assembly 40 to move.
Each air deflector assembly 40 includes a first air deflector 41 and a second air deflector 42 arranged side by side to open or close the corresponding channel air outlet 13 together, the first air deflector 41 and the second air deflector 42 are rectangular plates, the channel air outlet 13 is a rectangular opening, and the sum of the plate area of the first air deflector 41 and the plate area of the second air deflector 42 is equal to the opening area of the channel air outlet 13.
The air guide structure 20 of the present invention has a first position and a second position, and the first channel air outlet 131 is located on the left side of the second channel air outlet 132 with reference to the direction of the front of the person facing to fig. 6 and 7; the first position is used for blocking a flow path between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131 to realize single-right side air outlet; the second position is used to block the flow path between the duct inlet 12 and the second duct outlet 132 to achieve single left side outlet.
As shown in fig. 7, when the air guiding structure 20 moves to the first position, the first air guiding plate assembly 401 is closed, and the second air guiding plate assembly 402 is opened, the second side of the air guiding structure 20 abuts against the first channel wall surface, so that the first channel air outlet 131 is closed, and the second channel air outlet 132 is opened, so that the air flow from the channel air inlet 12 is blown out from the second channel air outlet 132; as shown in fig. 6, when the flow guide structure 20 moves to the second position, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is opened, and the second air guide plate assembly 402 is closed, the second side of the flow guide structure 20 abuts against the wall surface of the second channel, the first channel air outlet 131 is opened, and the second channel air outlet 132 is closed, so that the air flow from the channel air inlet 12 is blown out from the first channel air outlet 131.
As shown in fig. 5, the flow guiding structure 20 of the present invention further has a middle position for communicating the flow paths between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131 and the second channel air outlet 132, when the flow guiding structure 20 moves to the middle position and the first air guide plate assembly 401 and the second air guide plate assembly 402 are both opened, the flow guiding structure 20 separates the second side of the flow guiding structure 20 from the first channel wall surface and the second channel wall surface to split the air flow flowing in from the channel air inlet 12, so that the air flow flows out from the first channel air outlet 131 and the second channel air outlet 132 respectively, and the air flows out from the left side and the right side simultaneously.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the flow guiding surface of the flow guiding structure 20 for contacting with the airflow is a streamline curved surface recessed towards the side far away from the airflow, and the flow dividing surface is similar to a volute to guide and guide the airflow flowing through the flow guiding surface.
Specifically, at least two passage outlets 13 are arranged at intervals in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the passage outlets 13.
When the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner, the extending direction of each channel air outlet 13 is parallel to the horizontal direction, and at least two channel air outlets 13 are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction; when the air conditioner is a cabinet air conditioner, the extending direction of each channel air outlet 13 is parallel to the vertical direction, and at least two channel air outlets 13 are arranged at intervals along the horizontal direction.
Preferably, the flow guiding structure 20 is rotatably disposed around a predetermined axis, and the air outlet channel 11 includes two channel wall surfaces respectively located at two ends of the flow guiding structure 20 in the rotating direction; a first sealing structure 30 is disposed between each channel wall surface and the second side of the flow guide structure 20, and when the second side of the flow guide structure 20 rotates to contact with one of the channel wall surfaces, the closed gap between the second side of the flow guide structure 20 and the corresponding channel wall surface is sealed by the first sealing structure 30.
The at least two channel air outlets 13 of the present invention include a first channel air outlet 131 and a second channel air outlet 132, the two channel wall surfaces are respectively a first channel wall surface close to one side of the first channel air outlet 131 and a channel wall surface close to one side of the second channel air outlet 132, and the arrangement of the first sealing structure 30 changes the hard contact between the second side of the flow guide structure 20 and the first channel wall surface or the second channel wall surface, which cannot completely meet the sealing requirement, into soft contact, thereby ensuring the sealing performance of the other closed channel air outlet 13 when a single air outlet is exhausted.
Specifically, the air outlet channel 11 includes a first channel wall surface near the first channel air outlet 131 side and a second channel wall surface near the second channel air outlet 132 side; the flow dividing structure 110 includes a first flow dividing surface near one side of the first channel air outlet 131 and a second flow dividing surface near one side of the second channel air outlet 132; the first flow dividing surface and the first channel wall surface together enclose a first air outlet section communicated with the first channel air outlet 131; the second flow dividing surface and the wall surface of the second channel jointly enclose a second air outlet section communicated with the air outlet 132 of the second channel; wherein, the flow guide structure 20 is located at the intersection of the first air outlet section and the second air outlet section.
As shown in fig. 8, which is a first embodiment of the first sealing structure 30 of the present invention, the first sealing structure 30 includes a sealing member 31, a mounting groove 111 for mounting the sealing member 31 is provided on a wall surface of the passage, a portion of the sealing member 31 is located in the mounting groove 111, and another portion of the sealing member 31 protrudes out of the mounting groove 111 for contacting with the second side of the baffle structure 20.
Wherein, a fixing piece 310 is also arranged in the mounting groove 111, and a first groove body 3101 and a second groove body 3102 which are perpendicular to each other are arranged on the fixing piece; the seal 31 includes a mounting portion 311 and a contact portion 312 mounted on the mounting portion 311; the mounting portion 311 is disposed corresponding to the first slot 3101 to be mounted in the first slot 3101, a portion of the contact portion 312 is disposed in the second slot 3102, and another portion of the contact portion 312 extends out of the second slot 3102 to contact with the second side of the diversion structure 20.
Alternatively, the fixing member 310 is installed in the installation groove 111 by bonding or welding or fastening.
Specifically, the sealing member 31 is a wool top, and the wool top is detachably mounted on the fixing member 310.
Optionally, the first sealing structure 30 is a silica gel layer disposed on the second side of the flow guide structure 20, and the silica gel layer is used for abutting against the wall surface of the passage, so as to seal the closed gap between the second side of the flow guide structure 20 and the corresponding wall surface of the passage; or as shown in fig. 9, the first sealing structure 30 is a groove 32 provided on the wall surface of the passage, and the second side of the flow guiding structure 20 is used for abutting against the groove wall surface of the groove 32 to close the closed gap between the second side of the flow guiding structure 20 and the corresponding wall surface of the passage; or as shown in fig. 10, the first sealing structure 30 of the third embodiment of the present invention, the first sealing structure 30 is a protrusion 33 disposed on the wall surface of the passage, and the second side of the flow guiding structure 20 is used to abut against the protrusion 33, so as to close the closed gap between the second side of the flow guiding structure 20 and the corresponding wall surface of the passage; or the first sealing structure 30 is a spigot structure arranged on the wall surface of the passage, and the second side of the flow guiding structure 20 is used for abutting against the spigot structure so as to close the closed gap between the second side of the flow guiding structure 20 and the corresponding passage wall surface.
It is further preferred that a second sealing structure 80 is provided between the first side of the flow guiding structure 20 and the flow dividing structure 110, so that the gap between the first side of the flow guiding structure 20 and the flow dividing structure 110 is sealed by the second sealing structure 80. In this way, the second sealing structure 80 seals the gap between the first side of the flow guide structure 20 and the flow dividing structure 110, which cannot completely meet the sealing requirement, so that the air flow can completely flow out from the corresponding channel air outlet 13 when the single air outlet is exhausted.
Specifically, the second seal structure 80 includes wool tops that are removably mounted to the fixture 310.
As shown in fig. 5 to 12, at least one up-down wind sweeping mechanism 50 is disposed in the wind outlet channel 11 for realizing up-wind or down-wind.
Optionally, the number of the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms 50 is one, and the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms 50 are located corresponding to any one of the channel air outlets 13, so as to realize upper air outlet or lower air outlet of the channel air outlets 13; or the number of the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms 50 is at least two, the at least two upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms 50 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the at least two channel air outlets 13, and each upper and lower air sweeping mechanism 50 is used for realizing upper air outlet or lower air outlet of the corresponding channel air outlet 13.
The at least two channel outlets 13 of the present invention comprise a first channel outlet 131 and a second channel outlet 132; wherein, a first upper and lower air sweeping mechanism is arranged at the first channel air outlet 131, and the first upper and lower air sweeping mechanism is installed on the channel side wall of the air outlet channel 11 near the first channel air outlet 131 side or installed on the flow guide structure 20 and located at the side of the flow guide structure 20 near the first channel air outlet 131 to move along with the flow guide structure 20; the first channel air outlet 131 is provided with a second upper and lower air sweeping mechanism, the second upper and lower air sweeping mechanism is mounted on the channel side wall of the air outlet channel 11 close to one side of the second channel air outlet 132 or mounted on the flow guide structure 20 and located on one side of the flow guide structure 20 close to the second channel air outlet 132 so as to move along with the flow guide structure 20, and the specific mounting positions of the first upper and lower air sweeping mechanism and the second upper and lower air sweeping mechanism can be combined and changed.
As shown in fig. 5 to 10, in the first embodiment of the upper and lower wind sweeping mechanisms 50, two upper and lower wind sweeping mechanisms 50 are disposed in the air outlet channel 11, which are respectively a first upper and lower wind sweeping mechanism disposed on one side of the flow guiding structure 20 of the upper and lower wind sweeping mechanisms 50 near the first channel air outlet 131 and a second upper and lower wind sweeping mechanism disposed on one side of the flow guiding structure 20 of the upper and lower wind sweeping mechanisms 50 near the second channel air outlet 132; the first upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms are mounted on the side wall of the air outlet channel 11 near the first channel air outlet 131, and the second upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms are mounted on the flow guide structure 20 and located on the side of the flow guide structure 20 near the second channel air outlet 132 to move along with the flow guide structure 20 due to the limitation of the mounting space.
As shown in fig. 11, in the second embodiment of the upper and lower wind sweeping mechanisms 50, two upper and lower wind sweeping mechanisms 50 are disposed in the air outlet channel 11, namely, a first upper and lower wind sweeping mechanism disposed on one side of the flow guiding structure 20 of the upper and lower wind sweeping mechanisms 50 near the first channel air outlet 131 and a second upper and lower wind sweeping mechanism disposed on one side of the flow guiding structure 20 of the upper and lower wind sweeping mechanisms 50 near the second channel air outlet 132; the first upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms are mounted on the flow guide structure 20 and located on one side of the flow guide structure 20 close to the first channel air outlet 131 to move along with the flow guide structure 20, and the second upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms are mounted on the flow guide structure 20 and located on one side of the flow guide structure 20 close to the second channel air outlet 132 to move along with the flow guide structure 20.
In a third embodiment of the up-down wind sweeping mechanism 50 shown in fig. 11, an up-down wind sweeping mechanism 50 is disposed in the wind outlet channel 11, and the up-down wind sweeping mechanism 50 is disposed on a side of the flow guiding structure 20 close to the first channel wind outlet 131.
The air outlet assembly comprises a flow guide driving mechanism 60, wherein the flow guide driving mechanism 60 is arranged on the air outlet frame 10 and is in driving connection with the flow guide structure 20, so that the flow guide structure 20 is driven to move, the position of the flow guide structure 20 is fixed after the flow guide structure 20 moves to a preset position, the stability of the flow guide structure 20 in the middle position is ensured, and the flow guide structure 20 is prevented from shaking left and right.
Wherein, the number of the diversion driving mechanisms 60 is one, and one diversion driving mechanism 60 is arranged at one of the two opposite ends of the diversion structure 20 in the extending direction or at a position between the two opposite ends of the diversion structure 20 in the extending direction; the number of the diversion driving mechanisms 60 is two, and the two diversion driving mechanisms 60 are respectively arranged at two opposite ends of the diversion structure 20 along the extending direction of the channel air outlet 13 or at a position between the two opposite ends of the diversion structure 20 in the extending direction.
The extending direction of the flow guide structure 20 and the extending direction of the channel air outlet 13 are both parallel to the rotation axis of the flow guide structure 20.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the number of the diversion driving mechanisms 60 is two, and the two diversion driving mechanisms 60 are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the diversion structure 20 along the extending direction of the channel air outlet 13.
Optionally, the diversion driving mechanism 60 includes a motor and a transmission structure, the motor is connected to the diversion structure 20 through the transmission structure, and when the diversion structure 20 moves to the predetermined position, the motor outputs a self-locking torque and amplifies the self-locking torque of the motor through the transmission structure, so as to fix the position of the diversion structure 20; or the diversion driving mechanism 60 comprises a motor, the motor is connected with the diversion structure 20, and after the diversion structure 20 moves to a preset position, the position of the diversion structure 20 is fixed by outputting self-locking torque through the motor; or the diversion driving mechanism 60 includes a plug, a jack for inserting the plug is provided on the diversion structure 20, and after the diversion structure 20 moves to a predetermined position, the position of the diversion structure 20 is fixed by the plug-in fit of the plug and the jack.
The invention provides an air conditioner which comprises an air outlet assembly 100, an air duct assembly 200, an evaporator assembly 300 and an air inlet assembly 400, wherein the air outlet assembly 100 is the air outlet assembly, and a channel air inlet 12 of an air outlet channel 11 of the air outlet assembly 100 is used for communicating with an air outlet of a fan of the air duct assembly 200.
In at least one embodiment of the air conditioner of the present invention, the air conditioner is a cabinet air conditioner, the number of the fans of the air duct assembly 200 is one, the fans include cross-flow blades, all air inlets of the fan correspond to all heat exchange areas of the evaporator assembly 300, and the air inlet 12 of the air outlet channel 11 is communicated with all air outlets of the fan, so as to ensure that the effective use area of the evaporator assembly 300 remains substantially unchanged and the air inlet volume is only affected by the fan when air is exhausted from one side or both sides, so that the total air outlet volume remains substantially unchanged, thereby ensuring the refrigeration or heating performance of the air conditioner, satisfying the comfort requirement of the user, and improving the use experience of the user.
The invention also provides an air supply method, which is suitable for the air conditioner and comprises the following steps: and detecting the position of the user to control the movement of the flow guide structure 20 in the air outlet channel 11 of the air outlet assembly 100 according to the detection result, so as to adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner.
The air supply method comprises a wind-following mode and a wind-avoiding mode, and before the position of the user is detected, the air supply method further comprises the following steps: starting the air conditioner; and selecting a wind-following mode or a wind-avoiding mode.
Therefore, the position of the indoor user is collected through the detection part 90 on the air conditioner, the detection result is transmitted to the control system, the control system drives the flow guide structure 20 and the air guide plate assembly 40 to move through the flow guide driving mechanism 60 and the air guide driving mechanism 70, the function of 'people following the wind' or 'people avoiding the wind' of the air conditioner is realized, the airflow can automatically avoid directly blowing the air to people or rotate a certain angle along with the people to supply the air, and the use comfort of the air conditioner is improved.
As shown in fig. 13 and 15, the induction blowing area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area and a second area; when the wind-by-person mode is selected, the air supply method further includes: when the position of the user is detected to be located in the first area, the air guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block the channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the second channel air outlet 132, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to close the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to move towards the position close to the user; when the position of the user is detected to be located in the second area, the air guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block the channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to close the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to move towards the position close to the user.
Preferably, the induced air supply area of the air conditioner further includes an intermediate area between the first area and the second area, and when the wind-by-person mode is selected, the air supply method further includes: when the position of the user is detected to be located in the middle area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to open the channels between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131 and the second channel air outlet 132; the first air deflection assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air deflection assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air deflection assembly 401 and the second air deflection assembly 402 are controlled to move towards positions close to the user.
As shown in fig. 14 and 16, the induction blowing area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area and a second area, and when the wind avoiding mode is selected, the blowing method further includes: when the position of the user is detected to be located in the first area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block the channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to close the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to move towards the position far away from the user; when the position of the user is detected to be located in the second area, the air guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block the channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the second channel air outlet 132, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to close the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to move towards the position far away from the user.
Preferably, the induced air supply area of the air conditioner further includes an intermediate area between the first area and the second area, and when the wind avoiding mode is selected, the air supply method further includes: when the position of the user is detected to be located in the middle area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to open the channels between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131 and the second channel air outlet 132; the first air deflection assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air deflection assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air deflection assembly 401 and the second air deflection assembly 402 are controlled to rotate towards the position far away from the user.
Specifically, the air conditioner is a cabinet air conditioner, and with reference to the direction in which the front of the person faces fig. 3, the first channel air outlet 131 is located on the left side of the second channel air outlet 132, the first area is located on the left side of the second area, that is, the first area is a left area, and the second area is a right area.
As shown in fig. 13, in the first embodiment of the air supply method of the present invention, after the air conditioner is turned on, the air-following mode is set, and the induction air supply area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area (i.e., a left area), a middle area and a second area (i.e., a right area); when the mode of the wind-following person is selected, the air supply method comprises the following steps: when the position of a user is detected to be located in a first area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block a channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the second channel air outlet 132, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to close the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to move towards the position close to the user, so that air is exhausted from a single left side when the user moves in the first area, the air supply angle and the air supply range can be changed along with the change of the position of the user, meanwhile, the air volume is not attenuated along with the reduction of the air outlet, and the air supply distance can be increased; when the position of the user is detected to be located in the middle area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to open the channels between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131 and the second channel air outlet 132; the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air guide plate assembly 401 and the second air guide plate assembly 402 are controlled to move towards positions close to the position of the user, so that when the user moves in the middle area, air is discharged from the left side and the right side simultaneously, and the air direction can be changed along with the change of the position of the user; when the position of the user is detected to be located in the second area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block the channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to close the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to move towards the position close to the user, so that air is discharged from a single right side when the user moves in the second area, the air supply angle and the air supply range can be changed along with the change of the position of the user, meanwhile, the air volume is not attenuated along with the reduction of the air inlet, and the air supply distance can be increased.
As shown in fig. 14, in the first embodiment of the air supply method of the present invention, after the air conditioner is turned on, the wind-dependent mode is set, and the induction air supply area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area (i.e., a left area), a middle area and a second area (i.e., a right area); when the wind avoiding mode is selected, the air supply method further comprises the following steps: when the position of the user is detected to be located in the first area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to seal a channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to close the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to move towards the position far away from the user, so that air is exhausted from a single right side and the air flow is prevented from directly blowing people when the user moves in the first area; when the position of the user is detected to be located in the middle area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to open the channels between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131 and the second channel air outlet 132; the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air guide plate assembly 401 and the second air guide plate assembly 402 are controlled to simultaneously rotate towards positions far away from the user, so that when the user moves in the middle area, air is simultaneously discharged from the left side and the right side, and air flow is prevented from directly blowing people; when the position where the user is located is detected to be located in the second area, the air guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block the channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the second channel air outlet 132, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to close the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to move towards the position far away from the user, so that air is exhausted from the single left side and the air flow is prevented from directly blowing people when the user moves in the second area.
As shown in fig. 15, in the second embodiment of the air supply method of the present invention, after the air conditioner is turned on, the following mode is set, and the induction air supply area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area (i.e., a left area) and a second area (i.e., a right area); when the wind-by-person mode is selected, the air supply method further includes: when the position of a user is detected to be located in a first area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block a channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the second channel air outlet 132, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to close the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to move towards the position close to the user, so that air is exhausted from a single left side when the user moves in the first area, the air supply angle and the air supply range can be changed along with the change of the position of the user, meanwhile, the air volume is not attenuated along with the reduction of the air outlet, and the air supply distance can be increased; when the position of the user is detected to be located in the second area, the flow guide structure 20 is controlled to rotate to block the channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to close the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to move towards the position close to the user, so that air is discharged from a single right side when the user moves in the second area, the air supply angle and the air supply range can be changed along with the change of the position of the user, meanwhile, the air volume is not attenuated along with the reduction of the air inlet, and the air supply distance can be increased.
As shown in fig. 16, in the second embodiment of the air supply method of the present invention, after the air conditioner is turned on, the following mode is set, and the induction air supply area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area (i.e., a left area) and a second area (i.e., a right area); when the wind avoiding mode is selected, the air supply method further comprises the following steps: when the position of the user is detected to be located in the first area, the flow guide structure is controlled to rotate to seal a channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the first channel air outlet 131, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to close the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to open the second channel air outlet 132, and the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to move towards the position far away from the user, so that air is exhausted from the single right side and the air flow is prevented from directly blowing people when the user moves in the first area; when the position where the user is located is detected to be located in the second area, the flow guide structure is controlled to rotate to block the channel between the channel air inlet 12 and the second channel air outlet 132, the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to open the first channel air outlet 131, the second air guide plate assembly 402 is controlled to close the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air guide plate assembly 401 is controlled to move towards the position far away from the user, so that air is exhausted from the single left side and the airflow is prevented from directly blowing people when the user moves in the second area.
Specifically, when the air conditioner of the present invention is a cabinet air conditioner, "the first zone" means: an area on the left hand side of the user when the user is facing the air conditioner; the "second region" means: the area on the right hand side of the user when the user is facing the air conditioner.
From the above description, it can be seen that the above-described embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:
the air outlet assembly of the invention is suitable for the air conditioner, the air outlet assembly includes: air-out frame 10, air-out frame 10 includes: the air outlet channel 11 comprises at least one channel air inlet 12 used for being communicated with an air outlet of a fan of the air duct assembly 200 of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets 13 used for being communicated with the external environment; at least one flow guiding structure 20 movably disposed in the air outlet channel 11 to control the airflow of the air outlet channel 11 to selectively flow to the at least one channel air outlet 13 by the movement of the flow guiding structure 20; the detection component 90 is arranged on one side of the air outlet frame 10 close to the external environment and used for detecting the position of a user of the air conditioner, controlling the movement of the flow guide structure 20 according to a detection result, and realizing air outlet at a single air port or air outlet at multiple air ports to adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner, thereby realizing the functions of 'air following people' and 'air avoiding people' of the air conditioner. Like this, make the air conditioner adopt single fan can realize diversified air supply, the switch of air outlet does not influence the utilization ratio of the evaporimeter of air conditioner, the problem that the effective usable floor area of evaporimeter is less when having two fans among the prior art air conditioner because of single wind gap air-out leads to the refrigeration or the effect of heating is not good is solved, and the problem that the air supply mode of cabinet-type air conditioner among the prior art is comparatively single and air supply angle is less has been solved, the energy utilization of air conditioner has been improved, the efficiency of air conditioner has been improved, the travelling comfort of air conditioner has been improved, and the steam generator is simple in structure, easy dismouting, the production efficiency of air conditioner has been improved, the manufacturing cost of air conditioner has been reduced.
It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.
In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the orientation words such as "front, back, up, down, first, second", "lateral, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom", etc. are usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and in the case of not making a reverse description, these orientation words do not indicate and imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore, should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present application; the terms "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the profile of the respective component itself.
Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to define the components, and are only used for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meanings unless otherwise stated, and therefore, the scope of protection of the present application is not to be construed as being limited.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides an air-out subassembly is applicable to the air conditioner, its characterized in that, the air-out subassembly includes:
the air outlet frame (10), the air outlet frame (10) comprises at least one air outlet channel (11), and the air outlet channel (11) comprises at least one channel air inlet (12) communicated with a fan air outlet of an air duct assembly (200) of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets (13) communicated with the external environment;
at least one flow guide structure (20) movably arranged in the air outlet channel (11) so as to control the airflow of the air outlet channel (11) to selectively flow to at least one channel air outlet (13) through the movement of the flow guide structure (20);
and the detection component (90) is arranged on one side of the air outlet frame (10) close to the external environment and used for detecting the position of a user of the air conditioner, and controlling the movement of the flow guide structure (20) according to a detection result so as to adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner.
2. Air outlet assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the detection component (90) is an infrared sensing device or a radar sensing device.
3. The air outlet assembly of claim 1, wherein a first side of the flow guiding structure (20) is located between two adjacent channel air outlets (13), and a second side of the flow guiding structure (20) extends toward the channel air inlet (12) to block a flow path between the channel air inlet (12) and at least one of the channel air outlets (13) by adjusting a position of the flow guiding structure (20).
4. An air outlet assembly according to claim 3, wherein the air outlet assembly further comprises:
the flow dividing structure (110) is arranged in the air outlet channel (11) and positioned between two adjacent channel air outlets (13) so as to divide the airflow in the air outlet channel (11) to the two channel air outlets (13);
the flow guide structure (20) is arranged on one side, close to the air inlet side of the air outlet channel (11), of the flow distribution structure (110).
5. The air outlet assembly of claim 4, wherein the air guide structure (20) is movably connected to the air outlet frame (10), a first side of the air guide structure (20) is disposed near the flow dividing structure (110), and a second side of the air guide structure (20) is configured to contact with or separate from two channel walls of the air outlet channel (11) located at two ends of the air guide structure (20) in the moving direction.
6. The air outlet assembly of claim 4, wherein the first side of the flow guiding structure (20) is a curved surface protruding toward the flow dividing structure (110), and a side of the flow dividing structure (110) close to the flow guiding structure (20) is also a curved surface recessed toward a direction away from the flow guiding structure (20) for matching with the first side of the flow guiding structure (20).
7. The air outlet assembly of claim 1, wherein the air guide structure (20) is rotatably disposed, and the width of the cross section of the air guide structure (20) is gradually reduced along a direction away from the rotation axis of the air guide structure (20).
8. The air outlet assembly of claim 1, wherein an air deflector assembly (40) is disposed at a side of each of the channel air outlets (13) close to the external environment, and the air deflector assembly (40) is mounted on the air outlet frame (10) for opening and closing the corresponding channel air outlets (13) and changing an air outlet angle of the corresponding channel air outlets (13).
9. The air outlet assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
the at least two channel air outlets (13) comprise a first channel air outlet (131) and a second channel air outlet (132);
and a first air guide plate assembly (401) is arranged on one side, close to the external environment, of the first channel air outlet (131), and a second air guide plate assembly (402) is arranged on one side, close to the external environment, of the second channel air outlet (132).
10. The air outlet assembly according to claim 9, wherein the flow guiding structure (20) has a first position for blocking the flow path between the channel air inlet (12) and the first channel air outlet (131), and a second position for blocking the flow path between the channel air inlet (12) and the second channel air outlet (132);
when the flow guide structure (20) moves to the first position, the first air guide plate assembly (401) is closed, and the second air guide plate assembly (402) is opened, the first channel air outlet (131) is closed, and the second channel air outlet (132) is opened, so that the air flow from the channel air inlet (12) is blown out of the second channel air outlet (132);
when the flow guide structure (20) moves to the second position, the first air guide plate assembly (401) is opened, and the second air guide plate assembly (402) is closed, the first channel air outlet (131) is opened, and the second channel air outlet (132) is closed, so that the airflow from the channel air inlet (12) is blown out of the first channel air outlet (131).
11. The air outlet assembly according to claim 10, wherein the flow guiding structure (20) has an intermediate position for communicating the flow path between the channel air inlet (12) and the first channel air outlet (131) and the second channel air outlet (132),
when the flow guide structure (20) moves to the middle position and the first air guide plate assembly (401) and the second air guide plate assembly (402) are both opened, the flow guide structure (20) divides the airflow flowing in from the channel air inlet (12) so as to make the airflow respectively flow out from the first channel air outlet (131) and the second channel air outlet (132).
12. The air outlet assembly of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the air outlet assembly comprises: and the flow guide driving mechanism (60) is in driving connection with the flow guide structure (20) so as to drive the flow guide structure (20) to move.
13. An air outlet assembly according to claim 9, wherein the air outlet assembly comprises:
the first air guide driving mechanism is in driving connection with the first air guide plate assembly (401) to drive the first air guide plate assembly (401) to move;
and the second air guide driving mechanism is in driving connection with the second air guide plate assembly (402) so as to drive the second air guide plate assembly (402) to move.
14. An air conditioner comprises an air outlet assembly (100), an air duct assembly (200), an evaporator assembly (300) and an air inlet assembly (400), and is characterized in that the air outlet assembly (100) is the air outlet assembly of any one of claims 1 to 13.
15. An air supply method applied to the air conditioner according to claim 14, the air supply method comprising:
and detecting the position of a user to control the movement of a flow guide structure (20) in an air outlet channel (11) of the air outlet assembly (100) according to the detection result so as to adjust the air supply direction of the air conditioner.
16. The air supply method according to claim 15, wherein the air supply method includes a person following mode and a person avoiding mode, and before the detecting the position of the user, the air supply method further includes:
starting the air conditioner;
and selecting a wind-following mode or a wind-avoiding mode.
17. The air supply method according to claim 16, wherein the induction air supply area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area and a second area; when the wind-by-person mode is selected, the air supply method further includes:
when the position where the user is located is detected to be located in the first area, the flow guide structure (20) is controlled to rotate to block a channel between the channel air inlet (12) and the second channel air outlet (132), the air guide plate assembly (401) is controlled to open the first channel air outlet (131), the second air guide plate assembly (402) is controlled to close the second channel air outlet (132), and the first air guide plate assembly (401) is controlled to move towards the position where the user is located;
when the position where the user is located is detected to be located in the second area, the flow guide structure (20) is controlled to rotate to close a channel between the channel air inlet (12) and the first channel air outlet (131), the first air guide plate assembly (401) is controlled to close the first channel air outlet (131), the second air guide plate assembly (402) is controlled to open the second channel air outlet (132), and the second air guide plate assembly (402) is controlled to move towards the position where the user is located.
18. The air supply method of claim 17, wherein the induction air supply region of the air conditioner further includes an intermediate region between the first region and the second region, the air supply method further comprising:
when the position of the user is detected to be in the middle area and move, controlling the flow guide structure (20) to rotate to open the channels between the channel air inlet (12) and the first channel air outlet (131) and the second channel air outlet (132); and controlling a first air deflector assembly (401) to open the first channel air outlet (131), controlling a second air deflector assembly (402) to open the second channel air outlet (132), and controlling the first air deflector assembly (401) and the second air deflector assembly (402) to move towards positions close to the user.
19. The air supply method according to claim 16, wherein the induction air supply area of the air conditioner is divided into a first area and a second area, and when the wind avoiding mode is selected, the air supply method further comprises:
when the position where the user is located is detected to be located in the first area, the flow guide structure (20) is controlled to rotate to block a channel between the channel air inlet (12) and the first channel air outlet (131), the first air guide plate assembly (401) is controlled to close the first channel air outlet (131), the second air guide plate assembly (402) is controlled to open the second channel air outlet (132), and the second air guide plate assembly (402) is controlled to move towards the position away from the user;
when the position where the user is located is detected to be located in the second area, the flow guide structure (20) is controlled to rotate to seal a channel between the channel air inlet (12) and the second channel air outlet (132), the first air guide plate assembly (401) is controlled to open the first channel air outlet (131), the second air guide plate assembly (402) is controlled to close the second channel air outlet (132), and the first air guide plate assembly (401) is controlled to move towards the position where the user is located.
20. The air supply method of claim 19, wherein the induction air supply region of the air conditioner further includes an intermediate region between the first region and the second region, the air supply method further comprising:
when the position of the user is detected to be in the middle area and move, controlling the flow guide structure (20) to rotate to open the channels between the channel air inlet (12) and the first channel air outlet (131) and the second channel air outlet (132); and controlling a first air guide plate assembly (401) to open the first channel air outlet (131), controlling a second air guide plate assembly (402) to open the second channel air outlet (132), and controlling the first air guide plate assembly (401) and the second air guide plate assembly (402) to rotate towards positions far away from the user.
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